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J. ADAMS. MNEY CHANGER.

No. 483,973. Patented oct. 4, 1892.

UNITED STATESl PATENT Ormes.

JOI-IN ADAMS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MONEY-CHANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 483,973, dated October 4, 1892. l

` Applicationled September 14, 1891. Serial 110.405,692. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, JOHN ADAMS, a citizen of the United States, residing in Chicago, Cook county, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Money- Changers, of which the following is a specilication.

My invention relates to money-changers, and has for its object to improve and simplify the construction and mode of operation of said devices and to provide a money-changer` gitudinal Vertical section of the same. Fig. 3-

is a front elevation of the changer; and Fig. 4 is a plan view, parts being broken to better show the operative mechanism. Fig. 5 is a plan and side view of the ejector, enlarged. Fig. 6 isr an enlarged view of the platforms and their supportingbar. Fig. 7 is an enlarged plan view of the crank-levers, and Fig. 8 is a perspective showing the cover and the latching device therefor. p n

The frame of the machine, which is preferably made of metal and cast in one piece, consists of a bed-plate A, having a curved upper surface or table A and extending at an upward angle from the main body A2, and the whole rests upon legs A3, which are preferably curved outwardly to form a suitable and stable support for the device. Rising from the table at an incline is the coin-holder A4, having semicircular recesses a4 in its outer surface adapted to receive and support columns of coins of various sizes.

Beneath the inclined coin-holder is a platform B, which is arranged below the bottom of the coin-holder the thickness of a coin or more than one if several are to be ejected at once, and this table serves to support the coins in the recesses of the holder and to allow any one or more to be pressed ont from the bottom of the column in the manner hereinafter set forth. The platform B rests on or may be a part `of the platform-bar B', it being shown as integral therewith in the present instance, and

is arranged below and at the rear of the back wall of the coin-holder, the portion of the table A between the recessed columns being connected to it and bracing it. The platformsB project backward to the rear of the platformbar B', and are preferably slotted at b to admit the perpendicular arm of the crank-lever,

the extending sides bforming guides for the ejector hereinafter described, while the front edges of the platforms are curved, as shown at b2, to allow the coin to readily pass over from erably made of some metal-as cast-iron, for

instance-and are simple straight bars having smooth surfaces, so that they will move without extra friction, and they pass through the notches b3 in the platform-bar B', and are of su fiicient thickness to rise above the platforms B preferably about two-thirds the thickness of the coin to be ejected, and the ends of the bars engaging the coin are beveled laterally as well as vertically, as clearly shown inl the drawings, Figs. 3 and 4, forming edges which engage the edge of the coin near its greatest diameter, and thereby holding it firmly until the coin is pushed over the platform, the lateral beveled faces engaging the periphery of the coin at opposite sides of the center and preventing lateral movement, while the vertical beveled portion of the ejector prevents the coin tilting vertically. The ejector in this form engages only the lowermost coin or coins in the coin-holder and moves them forward until they pass beyond the edge of the platform B, when they drop into the hands of the operator or otherwise. In order that the ejector may be returned to its normal position with the least friction when the Weight of the remaining coins inthe recess rests upon it, I make the joint between the ejector and its IOO operating-lever F a loose joint, so that the ejector can be depressed at front i-n its return movement. Thusthe back lever F i's shown as having a reduced connection f and an enlargement f beyond, and this reduced connection extends between the rods e e of the ejector,allowing freedom of action and producing theleast friction, and at the same time the height of the forward end of the. ejector, where it engages the coin, can be regulated by the size of the slotsfz, which will cause the frontend of the. ejector to be tilted up- Ward a sufficient distance to engage the coin or coins to be ejected from the coin-recess. It will thus be seen that I produce an ejector which is simple i-n construction and-at 'the same time can Ybe operatedv certainly and posi-tively, producing nounnecessary friction of the parts. Y

' As before intimated, the ejectors are con- Dected. tothe back levers F, and. these con-- sist of flat plates, the projections f et which are insertedlfla-twise.betweenthe-para-llel rods ef of the ejector until the notches f2 of the backl levers engage the slots e3, whentheejec` tor is givenja half-turn and theejectors and back levers are connected together. Theseleversare pivoted upon the lever-rod G,.ex tending acrossA the machine,` and each` lever isv preferably providedv with. a thickened por-v tion or'collar F, so astofurnish a good. su-b` stan-tial and rigid bearing ontherod G. Each Y lever is provided withv a laterally-extending pin F2, by means of which it is-operated in a manner hereinafter set forth.

Arranged above the rod G is a crank-lever H,.the forwardy portionof which extends over and. rests. upon the upper'front corners. F3 of the back levers, andt this crank-lever is prothey being heldv in position: pins 7c', and

between` the ends ofv the rods I attach pro,- j eetionsK tothe rear of the coin-case7 which are also provi-.ded with. similar bearings for the ejector-rod, so 'that it will be retained in? proper alignment, and not become distorted in theoperation of the. device. p

Theback levers. F are preferably spaced onthe, rod G. by collars or, tubes Gwhich permit the free movement of the levers ink their proper planes.`

In. order to operate the back levers, andy thereby the ejectors, I provide crank-levers-I, which` are mountedA upon, a rod J', extendingl fromv side to side of they frame.

l 'front portion of these crank-levers extends through slots a inthe table A', and are pro;- vided' with suitable buttons I by means of which they are operated. The body portion- The of these crank-levers is made substantially rectangular in outline, as clearly shown in Fig. 4, and the under portion is rounded or circular, as shown at 12, and it will be seen that the body portion of the crank-levers, filling the entire space between the side walls vof the money-changer, and being curved or circular on the under side, the fingers of the operator can more readily or easily grasp it when the thumb presses the buttons I', thereby'forming a sort of fulcrum for the hand of the operator, and, further, the hand is in proper position to receive the coins ejected from the holder.

Furthermore, the rectangular body portion of the crank-lever furnishes three bearings. for each onthe shafty J, thereby securing-correct and uniformr action with little friction. Extend-ingfronrthe rear portion of the'body and at substantial rig-ht angles thereto, is the arm. 153, the uzpperV 1- end of which is bifurcated, at t3 te engage the; `pins F2, extending from the sides of the back levers F, and by which the levers andi their connected ej ectors are operated.

In order to retain the coins in the recesses; i

'of the eoinfholder and prevent their being surreptitiously takenl orotherwise disturbed,

- I provide a coverlVL for thecoineholdenwhich is preferably pifvoted at the top, as at m,and, is provided with reversed recessesfcorresponding tothe. recesses inthe coin-holder.. This cove-r is provided with'` a rearwardly-extend;`

ing lip M', having two openings m/ m2, which are arranged to engage aV spring-beltms' at each endof the frameand by means of which,

the cover maybe held closely in its closed one or more pins N whichfpass through suitable openings inthe rear portion of the; coinsv holder,.and when the cover is in: the-position` shown in Fig. 2 the pins extend overv the `weights H of the weighted crank-rod and prevent its rising, and it will be-seen that in:

this position the back leversareall locked: in-

their normal position and-a cannot be moved to operate theA ej ectors and draw out theeoins.

When, however, the cover is raisedv to; the;

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position shown in Fig. 11,. the projections N2- v arewithdrawn from the-weights and. the-levers may be operated to'dischargethe'coin` The money-changer is preferably mounted upon a suitable money-drawer for the reception of bills, and this drawer, which is indicatedv by the lines O, may be of any-suitable or desiredeonstruction. Ialso'provide accin-` tray for the reception. of thereserve amount.

ofl coin, and this isv shown as a deep dish-l shaped receptacle P, having a concaved sur face, with the opposite sides facing eachother,

formedwith a series of steps or recesses 13112,

The walls of these recesses are of suiduc.

cient height to hold a definite number of coins of a certain character and the walls are shaped accordingly to embrace the coins. Thus, for instance, the recess p may be adapted to hold a certain number of dollars, and above this be ranged a recess p2 forv dimes, for instance, and between the two there is a step q, which furnishes a ready means for grasping the coins in removingtliemfrom the tray. The opposite sidev of the tray is similarly recessed to receive other coins, and between them the depressed curved portion may form a receptacle for miscellaneous coins.

The end walls I of the coin-tray are extray and form rests or feet for'the tray when detached from the money-changer, and a suitable cover Q is preferably hinged to the rear of the tray. The tray may be supported upon the upper portion of the coin-holder of the money-changer secured thereto by pins W, passing through openings in the top of the coin-holder, the front portion of the ends bearing against the rear portion of the coinholder, as at W', and serving to maintain the coin-tray in a horizontal position. The tray being of the peculiar formation, having circular openings and few angles, is easily molded and can be formed or cast in a single piece ready for use.

Such being the general construction of my device, its operation will be readily understood by those skilled in the art and need not be set forth in detail, and it will be seen that I make use of the principle of gravitation in the construction and operation of this machine. It will be seen that the coin-holders are placed at an angle, so that the coins are normally held in proper position by gravity, and the ejectors, working at substantially right angles Withthe coin-holders, are returned to their normal position by gravity; but to insure more positive action when, forinstance, the columns are full of coin I make use of the weighted crank-bar operating on the back levers to force them to their positions and to withdraw the ejectors and restore the cranklevers to their normal position, andIthus avoid the use of all springs. Moreover, this is a furtheradvantage in having a single weighted bar to operate all the levers, as it will require less power to move the ejectors when, for instance, several are'moved simultaneously, as a single weight will restore them all to their normal position, instead of having to depress three independent retaining-springs. It will further be seen that the parts of the device are simple and easily constructed, and when arranged and connected together they present little friction and are easily operated.

IVhile I have thus described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that the details of construction and operation may be varied somewhat by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of my invention. I do not, therefore,

limit myself to the precise construction and arrangement of parts illustrated.

What I claim is- 1.' In a moneychanger, the combination, with the coin-holders, of the ej ectors and levers for operating the ej ectors and a weighted bar for restoring the ejectors to their normal position, substantially as described.

2. In a money-changer, the combination,

with the'coin-holders and ejectors, of pivoted levers connected to the ej ectors and a weighted crank-arm .normally resting on said levers and `tending to restore the ejectors, substantially "as described. tended beyond the recessed side Walls of the 3. In a money-changer, the combination, with the coin-holder and the ejectors, of the pivotally-supported levers loosely connected to the ejectors and a weight resting on the' levers, substantially as described.

4. Ina money-changer, theycombination, with the coinholder, of the ejectors, each ejector consisting lof two side bars having ends beveled laterally and vertically, the side bars being connected by two rods near their rear ends, substantially as described. I

5. In a money-changer, the combination of the ejectors, each 'comprising twov side bars connected by two rods, the rods being notched on their inner sides, and the levers providedwith notched ends adapted to engage the rods of the ejectors, substantially as described.

6. In a money-changer, the combination, with the coin-holders, of a notched platformsupporting bar, platforms thereon, and ejectors, each comprising two side bars passing through the notches, substantially as described.

7. In a money-changer, the combination, with the coinholders, of the notched platform-supporting bar, platforms thereon, and the ejector-s, the side bars of which pass through the notches and embrace the platform, the platforms being slotted at their rear to admit the crank-levers and having extend- IOO IIO

ing ends forming guides for the ejectors, su'bstantially as described.

8. In a moneychanger, the combination, with the coin-holders, of the crank-levers, each lever being provided with a substantiallyrectangular body portion having a curved under surface, an arm projecting therefromY at substantially-right angles and provided with a bifurcated end, and a laterally-bent operating-lever carrying a button secured to the body portion, substantially as described.

9. In a money-changer, in combination with a supporting-rod, a crank-lever having a central body of substantially-rectangular form with a curved under portion and provided with an arm extending at substantial right angles to the body portion, the body portion forming three bearings for the rod upon which it is mounted, substantially as described.

10. In a money-changer, the combination, with the frame having a curved slotted table,

theplatforms arranged beneath the recesses, i

the ejectors sliding beneath/the coin-holdersand guided by the platforms, the pivoted back leversv loosely connected tothe ejectors, the-Weighted crank-arm bearin gon the levers, and the crank-levers connected to-operate the back levers, substantially asv described.

12. In a money-changer, the combination, with the coin-holders, of a cover pivoted thereto, thecover being recessed to correspond With the` coin-chamber andv provided with lips having perforations, and spring-bolts on-the frame of the money-change1:,adapted to engage-the perforations, substantially as described.

13. Ina money-changer, the combination, with the coin-holder, the ejector therefor, the levers operating the ejectors, andtheWeightedy crank arm for the levers, of a cover for the name to this specification inthe presence of' coin-holdie13 the coverA being provided with projections` passing through the coin-holder and engaging the Weighted crank-arm, substantially as .'described'.

14'.4 Irr a money-changer, the combination,

with thecoin-holders, of the ejectors, leversfor operating the ejectors, a Weighted crank- .arm4 for restoring the ejectors totheirnormal position, andi meansZ for locking the. weighted Q crank-arm, substantial-ly as=v described.

' 15. In a money-changer, the combination',

with the base and' inclined coin-holders; plat- `forms for the coin-holders, the ejector-s, the

l'evers operating the ejectors, andv the crank-- levers for operating the ejector-levers, of the weighted crank-arm, whereby the parts` are normally restoredv to their respective positionsby gravity, substantially as described.

`vided withA a series of vsemi'ci'rcular recesses larranged; onA opposite sides thereof, the recessesfbei-ng separated by steps, substantially A. as described.

17'. In a money-changer, a coin-tray pro-- vided'l Witha series of' recesses errang-.edi on- =opposite sides thereof, with a recess at the ybottom off the tray and steps between the re cesses, substantially as described.

18. In a money-changer, a coi-netray-'coinvprising the end Walls form-ing supportsv for the tray, the sides provided with a. series of semicircular recesses for thecoins, steps be tween the recesses, and a central depression between the series oliv recesses, substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof I3 have signed my two subscribing Witnesses.

.lO-HN ADAMS..

Witnesses:`

THos. S'. PAGE, J. ELWooD DUNN.

16. In a money-changer, aeoin-tray pro-- 

